Page Text: Toward an Energy Democracy Why political transformation is necessary to combat climate change.
By Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
build back better
Jan. 20, 2022
Give Manchin What He Wants Already Before Democrats give up on passing Biden’s climate agenda, they should see if the West Virginia senator will take yes for an answer.
By Eric Levitz
trump tv
Jan. 19, 2022
Is One America News Too Trumpy for Its Own Good? Trump blamed “woke executives” for DirecTV dropping One America News Network. But maybe airing conspiracy theories is the root of OAN’s troubles.
By Margaret Hartmann
media
Jan. 18, 2022
The New York Post Gets Its Own Tabloid Scandal A former top editor sues, saying the paper’s notorious former boss was welcomed back after sexually harassing her.
By Shawn McCreesh and Angelina Chapin
climate change
Jan. 5, 2022
Don’t Look Up Doesn’t Get the Climate Crisis If stopping climate change just required cooperative billionaires and conscious voters, we’d already be saved.
By Eric Levitz
life after warming
Jan. 1, 2022
The Return of the Urban Firestorm Climate scientist Daniel Swain explains that what happened Thursday in Colorado wasn’t a wildfire, but something potentially much scarier.
By David Wallace-Wells
politics
Jan. 1, 2022
The Rights Blue States May Lose If the GOP Returns to Power Today Republicans are all about states’ rights. If they win in 2024, they’ll likely embrace federal activism on everything from abortion to voting.
By Ed Kilgore
historic disappointments
Dec. 23, 2021
Robert E. Lee Statue-Makers Troll Us Via Time Capsule What we were promised: an ultra-rare picture of Lincoln in his coffin. What we got: a soggy photo of some guy who was never even president.
By Margaret Hartmann
thus spoke manchin
Dec. 23, 2021
If Manchin Kills Build Back Better, This Will Be Why The West Virginia senator may have figured out that green-energy subsidies actually work.
By Eric Levitz
history
Dec. 14, 2021
The Authoritarian Right’s 1877 Project As the GOP undermines Black political rights in the present, some right-wing intellectuals are rationalizing Black disenfranchisement in the past.
By Eric Levitz
media
Dec. 13, 2021
Ian Urbina’s Perfect Storm Did a journalist get into the music business to help save the oceans or help himself?
By Jeff Wise
extreme weather
Dec. 12, 2021
What Is the Link Between Climate Change and the Historic Tornadoes? Climate scientists say there is growing evidence a warming world could make spates of intense tornadoes like Friday’s more common or more intense.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
technology
Nov. 30, 2021
A Normie’s Guide to Becoming a Crypto Person How to (cautiously and skeptically) fall down the rabbit hole.
thanksgiving
Nov. 23, 2021
I’m Thankful for the End of Guides to Arguing With Trumpy Relatives Since 2016, I’ve been subjected to pieces that insisted the battle for the soul of America was being waged at my Thanksgiving table. Good riddance.
By Margaret Hartmann
media
Nov. 23, 2021
The Dave Portnoy Playbook On the precipice of sports-gambling riches — and facing sexual-misconduct allegations — Barstool Sports’ founder doubles down on the culture war.
By Reeves Wiedeman